Fan times

I run my internal fans 24/7, I just start with one and add more as the plants mature. It's important to keep up airflow at night to reduce water vapor as the plants are breathing and I personally believe that good airflow is one of the key requirements for top quality bud. I have gone through more "oscillating" fans than I can count, but they only oscillate for so long. Most of those I've used were made by Secret Jardin (the "20W monkey fan") but they kept replacing them for free as they were in warranty, and when they worked they were great and 100% fit for purpose. By contrast, the 30W non-oscillating fan I have - also by Secret Jardin - has gone non-stop for years, so it's definitely an engineering strain on the fan to oscillate constantly. However, I feel that as long as you have more than one fan going, the oscillation doesn't matter that much, as long as the fans are blowing over the top of the canopy and not directly at a plant. I recently brought a Garden HighPro 2.0 Clip Fan which so far has gone non-stop for 3 months and no issues... touch wood! You still can't beat a decent floor fan though when it comes to moving air around the tent. I used a RAM 300mm Eco Fan for years and just bought a Bloomroom Airmover which looks identical. These oscillate in a different way which is less of a strain on the motor and they give the whole tent good airflow, including the lower parts of the plant to strengthen stems, decrease larf and reduce the risk of budrot and other nasties. I hope that helps!

I bought a semi decent fan, with remote, and timer built in, but time will tell I suppose 😂

Thanks guys, I have 5 plants and they are all under 4 weeks. Only my second attempt at growing, so still figuring stuff out. Appreciate the input, I bought some of those 2way humidity packs, 62% to try. My oscillating fan is on 18/6 with my light cycle. And I’ve been using my inline fan/extractor to control the temps atm, as the smell is very faint atm.

it depends on the size of the plant the most important thing is the extraction, I keep that on 24/7 the internal fan can work for half an hour on and half an hour off, or if they are not in advanced flowering, 15 minutes on and 45 off, just set a timer be careful because oscillating fans don’t last long on 24/7, I’ve broken 3 in 3 years, in the end, I got a fixed one that has been running for almost 2 years now

I’ll tell you, it’s important to keep the air cycle active throughout the entire cycle!!! But it’s clear that during the dark hours you can reduce the number of fans and maybe just keep one on so that humidity doesn’t start to condense!!!! Maybe you could buy a timer; they’re not very expensive so they can turn on and off every X time. Best regards, hope this helps!!